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HU Credits:
4
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
political science
Semester:
1st and/or 2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
Hebrew
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Avner de Shalit
Coordinator Office Hours:
Mond 1-2.30 and Wed 8-9
Teaching Staff:
Prof Avner De-Shalit
Prof Alon Peled
Course/Module description:
This course is an introductory course to the study of politics. After discussing politics’ definitions and what it is all about we shall study main concepts in the study of politics and we shall study the language of political science. We shall review several key theories that form Political Science’s canon. We shall distinguish between empirical and normative research and meet prominent scholars in the two schools
Course/Module aims:
The course’s goal is to define, clarify and crucially analyze key concepts and theories in the study of politics, both empirical and normative studies
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
To define and comprehend various key concepts and theories in the study of politics
To apply these concepts and theories when engaged in research
To crucially analyze political events while using key theories
To compare alternative theories which explain various political events and to know how to evaluate their abilities to explain these events.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lectures twice a week plus one submitted paper
Course/Module Content:
Positive and normative research, power, authority, legitimacy, political players: individual, masses, society, elite, political behavior, autonomy, rationality, egoism, state, democratic state, nationality, religion and politics, multiculturalism, inequality, poverty, politics and morality, social justice, liberty, welfare state, anti-Semitism, women and politics, environmental politics, Marxism, feminism, game theory
Required Reading:
See the moodle website
Additional Reading Material:
Course/Module evaluation:
End of year written/oral examination 60 %
Presentation 0 %
Participation in Tutorials 0 %
Project work 40 %
Assignments 0 %
Reports 0 %
Research project 0 %
Quizzes 0 %
Other 0 %
Additional information:
Every student will submit a single reading report. Details will be given
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